Art Exhibit “Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation,” exhibition of some of the most powerful American photographs of the 1960s, the images through which the country shared that dynamic period and by which it is remembered, through Feb. 3. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. third Thursday of every month. $14; seniors and college students with ID, $12; members and children 17 and younger, free. Free 10 a.m.-noon first Saturday of the month. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. (508) 799-4406.

Author Talk Stephanie Schorow will present a slide show and discuss her new book “Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8. Westboro Public Library, 55 West Main St., Westboro. (508) 366-3050 or www.westboroughlib.org.